The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is a standardised exam that assesses candidates' analytical writing, quantitative reasoning, and verbal skills, essential for admission to graduate management programmes.
The GMAT is a computer adaptive, business school entrance test that is designed to test skills that are most fitting for business school aspirants.
GMAT is used to assess skills such as analytical writing, problem solving skills, critical reasoning skills, logic and data sufficiency that are relevant to business programs.
GMAT is administered by GMAC (Graduate Management Admission Council) and is used by over 2000 universities in over 100 countries and is tested over 600 centers world over.
| 1. Verbal Reasoning (45 minutes) | 21 Questions - Arithmetic; Algebra |
| 2. Quantitative Reasoning (45 minutes) | 23 Questions - Critical Reasoning; Reading Comprehension |
| 3. Data Insights (45 minutes) | 20 Questions - Multi-Source Reasoning; Table Analysis; Graphics Interpretation; Two-Part Analysis; Data Sufficiency |
| Total Scores | 205 to 805 |
| Total Time | 2 hours, 25 minutes |
| Registration | Online |
| Nature of Exam | Computer Based Adaptive Test |
| Links | http://www.mba.com |
| GMAT Test Fee | US$275 |
| Frequency of Tests | 5 times within a 12-month period, but cannot apply more than once in any 16-day period |
| Score Validity | 5 Years |
| Free Score Reporting | There is a provision of reporting your GMAT test scores to a maximum of five universities of your choice, the cost of which is built into the GMAT test fee you pay. |
| Additional Test Score Reporting Fees | US $35 |